Sony DCR-IP5 Operating Instructions - Page 23

Step 2 Setting the date and time

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Getting started Step 2 Setting the date and time Be sure to set the date and time when you use your camcorder for the first time. "CLOCK SET" will be displayed each time you set the POWER switch to CAMERA or MEMORY (DCR-IP7BT only) unless you set the date and time. If you do not use your camcorder for about 3 months, the date and time settings may be erased (bars may appear) because the built-in rechargeable battery installed in your camcorder will have been discharged (p. 181). First, set your area, then the daylight saving time, the year, the month, the day, the hour and then the minute. (1) Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or MEMORY (DCR-IP7BT only). The CAMERA or MEMORY lamp (DCR-IP7BT only) lights up. (2) Select FN, then press the center z on the control button. The PAGE1 screen appears. (3) Select MENU, then press the center z on the control button. The menu appears. (4) Select , then press the center z or B on the control button. (5) Select CLOCK SET, then press the center z or B on the control button. 2 FN 3 MENU 4 SETUP MENU CLOCK SET LTR SIZE DEMO MODE SETUP MENU CLOCK SET --:--:-- LTR SIZE DEMO MODE RETURN 5 CLOCK SET AREA 1 GMT +0.0 Lisbon, London DST OFF DATE Y M D [EXEC] : NEXT ITEM The illustration: In CAMERA mode 23

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23
Getting started
Step 2
Setting the date and time
Be sure to set the date and time when you use your camcorder for the first time.
CLOCK SET
will be displayed each time you set the POWER switch to CAMERA or
MEMORY (DCR-IP7BT only) unless you set the date and time.
If you do not use your camcorder for about 3 months, the date and time settings may be
erased (bars may appear) because the built-in rechargeable battery installed in your
camcorder will have been discharged (p. 181).
First, set your area, then the daylight saving time, the year, the month, the day, the hour
and then the minute.
(
1
)
Set the POWER switch to CAMERA or MEMORY (DCR-IP7BT only). The
CAMERA or MEMORY lamp (DCR-IP7BT only) lights up.
(
2
)
Select FN, then press the center
z
on the control button. The PAGE1 screen
appears.
(
3
)
Select MENU, then press the center
z
on the control button. The menu
appears.
(
4
)
Select
, then press the center
z
or
B
on the control button.
(
5
)
Select CLOCK SET, then press the center
z
or
B
on the control button.
4
SETUP
MENU
CLOCK
SET
LTR SIZE
DEMO
MODE
2
3
SETUP
MENU
CLOCK
SET
LTR SIZE
DEMO
MODE
RETURN
FN
––:––:––
5
CLOCK SET
AREA 1
DST
OFF
Lisbon, London
DATE
[EXEC] : NEXT ITEM
Y
M
D
–––– ––– ––
– – : – –
GMT +0.0
MENU
The illustration: In CAMERA mode